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'''Torkils''' (also '''Torks''', [[Cyrillic]]: торки) were a [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] tribe of the Middle Ages, possibly of [[Kipchak]] or [[Oghuz]] origin. The Torkil were one of the tribes who formed the [[Chornye Klobuki]] ("Black Hats", Turkic "Karakalpak"), semi-nomadic tribes who fought as border guards for various princes of [[Kievan Rus]]. |
'''Torkils''' (also '''Torks''', [[Cyrillic]]: торки) were a [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] tribe of the Middle Ages, possibly of [[Kipchak]] or [[Oghuz Turks|Oghuz]] origin. The Torkil were one of the tribes who formed the [[Chornye Klobuki]] ("Black Hats", Turkic "Karakalpak"), semi-nomadic tribes who fought as border guards for various princes of [[Kievan Rus]]. |
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In 1177 a [[Cuman]] army, allied with Ryazan, sacked six cities belonging to the [[Berendei]] and Torkil. |
In 1177 a [[Cuman]] army, allied with Ryazan, sacked six cities belonging to the [[Berendei]] and Torkil. |
Revision as of 06:40, 24 June 2010
Torkils (also Torks, Cyrillic: торки) were a Turkic tribe of the Middle Ages, possibly of Kipchak or Oghuz origin. The Torkil were one of the tribes who formed the Chornye Klobuki ("Black Hats", Turkic "Karakalpak"), semi-nomadic tribes who fought as border guards for various princes of Kievan Rus.
In 1177 a Cuman army, allied with Ryazan, sacked six cities belonging to the Berendei and Torkil.
In Ukraine, many placenames trace to Torks, such as Torchesk, Torchyn, rivers Torets and Torch, Torsky way along the river Tetilha, villages Torets, Torky, Toretske.